IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (Digital Trends) 21/03/2011

Whatâ€™s going to happen to Sprint?
In the wake of the AT&T/T-Mobile acquisition, there are winners and there are losers: And one very clear loser is Sprint.

Groupon ditches agency responsible for â€کtastelessâ€™ Super Bowl ads
After a series of Super Bowl ads caused a wash of bad press for Groupon, the company has cut ties with the ad agency that it says is responsible for spots.

Joseph Gordon-Levittâ€™s role in the Dark Knight revealed
The actor will not be playing the Riddler, Hugo Strange or any of the other suggestions that have been bandied about in the Dark Knight Rises.

Netflix sued under 1980s video tape rental law
A round of new privacy suits against Netflix allege the company is violating 1980s-era video tape rental laws by retaining customers' rental histories.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer coming to U.S. in April
Asus's Eee Pad Transformer docking tablet will feature Android 3.0 Honeycomb, and a detachable keyboard that acts as an extra battery.

Tumblr blames â€کhuman errorâ€™ for weekend security lapse
Tumblr has downplayed the severity of a security breach that may have exposed users' personal information including passwords and server IP addresses.

AT&T: T-Mobile 3G phones will eventually need to be replaced
If AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile goes through, T-Mobile's 3G phones will eventually stop working as AT&T reconfigures T-Mobile's cell towers.

T-Mobile issues official statement on future iPhone availability
T-Mobile issues an official statement on the Apple iPhone and whether or not it is coming to the service before the change of ownership to AT&T officially happens next year.

Sony said to release Chrome OS laptop, MacBook Air competitor with â€کThunderboltâ€™
Sony allegedly has two new devices in the works: An ultra-thin notebook, aimed to compete with the MacBook Air, that docks to become a full desktop, and an 11.6-inch Chrome OS-based laptop.

Nexus S 4G announced, Sprint and Google Voice numbers interchangeable without porting
Google reveals the Nexus S 4G phone for Sprint, which offers an unprecedented level of integration with Google Voice, allowing customers to use a phone number from either service across a network of phones without having to port anything.

Google: China tampered with Gmail (Update)
Once again, Google says China has tampered with Gmail in an attempt to squash Chinese political dissidents.

Sprint issues statement on AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile
Sprint Nextel issues a statement responding to the AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile, laying out concerns about how the move will have an adverse effect on "innovation and robust competition."

AT&T-T-Mobile merger: 7 biggest changes for customers
AT&T's announcement Sunday that it will acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom drastically alters the mobile industry. But what does it mean for customers? Following are the seven most significant changes for customers likely to result from this monstrous merger.

AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion
And then there were three: AT&T has inked at deal to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a deal valued at some $39 billion.

Paul stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reenact Star Wars
Paul writers and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reenact a memorable scene from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Or they ATTEMPT to, at any rate.

Facebook to acquire mobile app platform Snaptu
Facebook is set to acquire the developer of the mobile app platform for Snaptu, which brings a range of social networking apps and interfaces to feature phones.

Archos reveals upcoming Gen 9 tablets for summer 2011 release
Archos reveals plans to launch its Gen 9 series of tablets in June of this year with specs that put it in line with Apple's newly released iPad 2.

Tonightâ€™s â€کsuper perigee moonâ€™ will not cause a natural disaster, says NASA
While tonight's 'super perigee' moon â€” the largest to appear in nearly 20 years â€” promises to be historic, NASA says the celestial event brings no danger to Earth.

CTIA rumor: Sprint to launch HTC EVO 3D, EVO View 4G tablet
Rumor is that Sprint plans to unveil two new devices from HTC at its CTIA event this week: The EVO 3D smartphone, and the EVO View 4G tablet.

Apple said to launch free MobileMe in April
Once again, rumors have surfaced that Apple plans to launch a free version of its MobileMe service, possibly as early as next month.

Learning from Microsoftâ€™s six biggest blunders
Microsoft has had plenty of time to run afoul since the days of Windows 95, but paying attention to the corporationâ€™s most idiotic mistakes may help other companies avoid making them.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Digital Trends) 21/03/2011

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